Sprint celebrates Atlanta’s community spirit with more than $55,000 in grants to local non-profits

Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, The Georgia Ballet, Hands on
Atlanta, and Stronghold Atlanta receive Sprint Foundation grants; three
local residents recognized for making a positive impact on the community

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), October 08, 2010 -
Sprint (NYSE: S) has awarded four Atlanta-area non-profit organizations
with Sprint Foundation grants as part of the 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program and the 2010 Sprint Community Champions program. The Sprint
Local Grant Program annually awards two $25,000 Sprint Foundation grants
to Atlanta-area programs that support Sprint’s focus area of youth
development. The Sprint Community Champions Program annually recognizes
outstanding Atlanta-area residents who have made a positive impact on
the community with Sprint Foundation grants to qualified non-profit
organizations of the honorees’ choice. Grants were presented and
Community Champions honored at a local reception last night.

The 2010 grant recipients and Community Champion honorees for Atlanta
are as follows:

The Georgia Ballet was selected as a 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 Sprint Foundation grant
for its Arts in Education program. The program includes field trips to
performances, in-school lecture demonstrations by professional
dancers, a residency program for elementary schools and scholarships.
Through the program, 17,000 students annually learn about cooperation,
self-control and the importance of regular attendance for academic
success.

Hands on Atlanta was selected as a 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 Sprint Foundation grant
for its Reading Adds Up and Discovery programs. Reading Adds Up is a
literacy tutoring program for second- and third-grade students in the
Atlanta Public School system that matches these students with trained
volunteer tutors for an entire school year. The Discovery program
provides free bi-weekly Saturday-morning enrichment activities ranging
from arts and crafts to homework help to field trips for elementary
students. These two programs will benefit more than 4,400 children in
the Atlanta area.

Atlanta resident Morgan Coffey was selected as the 2010 Sprint
Adult Community Champion, and the Sprint Foundation awarded a $5,000
grant to her selected charitable organization, Stronghold Atlanta.
Coffey started Stronghold Atlanta to offer help and support to victims
of domestic violence. Her work with Stronghold Atlanta and the Girl
Scouts of Greater Atlanta has helped changes the lives of hundreds of
area women and their families.

Lithonia resident Patrick Brown and Atlanta resident Allen
Nolley were selected as 2010 Sprint Youth Community Champions, and
the Sprint Foundation awarded a $2,500 grant to their selected
charitable organization, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.
Brown and Nolley have both been very involved in their communities and
their schools. They have helped organize and participate in many
fundraisers and charitable events, and they are both involved in the
Boys and Girls Club’s Keystone Leadership Club.

This is the second year Sprint has conducted the Sprint Local Giving
Program and the Sprint Community Champions Program in Atlanta. To learn
more about either program, please visit www.sprint.com/localgiving.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48.1
million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data
services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance Wireless; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. With its customer-focused strategy, you can learn more and
visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.

About the Sprint Foundation

Since its establishment in 1989, the Sprint Foundation has provided more
than $110 million to community organizations across the country with a
special emphasis on those supporting K-12 education, positive youth
development, arts and culture outreach, and Internet safety. Through
direct grants and a robust matching-gifts program for employees and
retirees, the Sprint Foundation creatively and thoughtfully delivers
Sprint’s commitment to championing the communities where Sprint
customers and employees live.

Sprint celebrates Atlanta’s community spirit with more than $55,000 in grants to local non-profits

<h1>Sprint celebrates Atlanta’s community spirit with more than $55,000 in grants to local non-profits</h1><p>OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (<a href='http://www.businesswire.com' target='_blank')>BUSINESS WIRE</a>), October 08, 2010 -
Sprint (NYSE: S) has awarded four Atlanta-area non-profit organizations
with Sprint Foundation grants as part of the 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program and the 2010 Sprint Community Champions program. The Sprint
Local Grant Program annually awards two $25,000 Sprint Foundation grants
to Atlanta-area programs that support Sprint’s focus area of youth
development. The Sprint Community Champions Program annually recognizes
outstanding Atlanta-area residents who have made a positive impact on
the community with Sprint Foundation grants to qualified non-profit
organizations of the honorees’ choice. Grants were presented and
Community Champions honored at a local reception last night.
</p>
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<p style="font-size:85%; ">(L - R): Patti Pearlberg, board of trustees Georgia Ballet; Michelle Ziemann-DeVos, executive director, Georgia Ballet; Gina Hyatt-Mazon, artistic director, Georgia Ballet; Michelle Chisholm, Sprint; Dot Dunaway, board of trustees, Georgia Ballet; Wendy Hawk, board of trustees, Georgia Ballet. (Photo: Business Wire) </p>
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<p>
The 2010 grant recipients and Community Champion honorees for Atlanta
are as follows:
</p>
<ul>
<li class="bwlistitemmargb">
<b>The Georgia Ballet</b> was selected as a 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 Sprint Foundation grant
for its Arts in Education program. The program includes field trips to
performances, in-school lecture demonstrations by professional
dancers, a residency program for elementary schools and scholarships.
Through the program, 17,000 students annually learn about cooperation,
self-control and the importance of regular attendance for academic
success.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmargb">
<b>Hands on Atlanta</b> was selected as a 2010 Sprint Local Grant
Program recipient and will receive a $25,000 Sprint Foundation grant
for its Reading Adds Up and Discovery programs. Reading Adds Up is a
literacy tutoring program for second- and third-grade students in the
Atlanta Public School system that matches these students with trained
volunteer tutors for an entire school year. The Discovery program
provides free bi-weekly Saturday-morning enrichment activities ranging
from arts and crafts to homework help to field trips for elementary
students. These two programs will benefit more than 4,400 children in
the Atlanta area.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmargb">
Atlanta resident <b>Morgan Coffey</b> was selected as the 2010 Sprint
Adult Community Champion, and the Sprint Foundation awarded a $5,000
grant to her selected charitable organization, <b>Stronghold Atlanta</b>.
Coffey started Stronghold Atlanta to offer help and support to victims
of domestic violence. Her work with Stronghold Atlanta and the Girl
Scouts of Greater Atlanta has helped changes the lives of hundreds of
area women and their families.
</li>
<li class="bwlistitemmargb">
Lithonia resident <b>Patrick Brown</b> and Atlanta resident <b>Allen
Nolley</b> were selected as 2010 Sprint Youth Community Champions, and
the Sprint Foundation awarded a $2,500 grant to their selected
charitable organization, <b>Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.</b>
Brown and Nolley have both been very involved in their communities and
their schools. They have helped organize and participate in many
fundraisers and charitable events, and they are both involved in the
Boys and Girls Club’s Keystone Leadership Club.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
This is the second year Sprint has conducted the Sprint Local Giving
Program and the Sprint Community Champions Program in Atlanta. To learn
more about either program, please visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sprint.com%2Flocalgiving&esheet=6461029&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sprint.com%2Flocalgiving&index=1&md5=be792a7e8f24608129f3555b4a34996f">www.sprint.com/localgiving</a>.
</p>
<p>
<b>About Sprint Nextel</b>
</p>
<p>
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48.1
million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data
services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, Common Cents Mobile and Assurance Wireless; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. With its customer-focused strategy, you can learn more and
visit Sprint at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sprint.com&esheet=6461029&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sprint.com&index=2&md5=c7e4d57e3a744eaa03fd4a7b73e25227">www.sprint.com</a>
or <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsprint&esheet=6461029&lan=en-US&anchor=www.facebook.com%2Fsprint&index=3&md5=4bbc20aaa08ebf5bf6c769af7d50774f">www.facebook.com/sprint</a>
and <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fsprint&esheet=6461029&lan=en-US&anchor=www.twitter.com%2Fsprint&index=4&md5=5f9b3ce5d4d42b2884b2453c8b520217">www.twitter.com/sprint</a>.
</p>
<p>
<b>About the Sprint Foundation</b>
</p>
<p>
Since its establishment in 1989, the Sprint Foundation has provided more
than $110 million to community organizations across the country with a
special emphasis on those supporting K-12 education, positive youth
development, arts and culture outreach, and Internet safety. Through
direct grants and a robust matching-gifts program for employees and
retirees, the Sprint Foundation creatively and thoughtfully delivers
Sprint’s commitment to championing the communities where Sprint
customers and employees live.
</p>
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